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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

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There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

First, identify what your community wants to do – what it is coming together around, whether it’s an event, an action, or a movement. But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. Here are the five core principles as we see them from our work: 1.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

All of the words probably have different meanings to each of us, but as a term, I mean programming, services, media events or campaigns that emerge from the needs, actions and involvement of the community. You can see CDSI in many things, and most clearly in grassroots organizing or any non-organization led action.

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Your Complete Guide to Planning Your First Special Event

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When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. Check your state laws regarding raffles – you might need a special permit for a game of change. Offer both online and offline ways for people to purchase a ticket or two. A wine pull?

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Do-It-Yourself Online Safety Guide for Women (and Everyone Else)

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The guide helps us make a diagnosis of our security strengths and weaknesses and take action to keep safe. In the digital age, abuse and misogyny offline translate into online harassment, hate speech, or even revenge porn. The purpose of the guide is to help people, especially women, be more aware of the safety risks we take online.

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It includes international trade and development, security, micro-finance, LBGT rights, renewable energy advocacy, water policy, security, human rights for indigenous people, terrorism financing, refugee protection policies and rights, law enforcement, trafficking, peace in conflict areas, and poverty reduction.

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All Eyes on Egypt

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tonight she tagged me in her Facebook post about how support Egyptians march tomorrow online and offline. Here’s the list: ONLINE activism: Tweet with the hashtag #Egypt to the top of the trends. Make your profile picture something that shows support for those in Egypt (feel free to use the attached image).

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